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CVE-2006-0838

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-02-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2006-0838
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.37%

Original NVD Description

IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: IBM has privately confirmed to CVE that a fix is available for these issues.